Tokyo, Oct 16, 2025 (AFP) - Japan's Takaichi races to form coalition in talks with opposition

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2025-10-16

Japan's long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) began formal coalition talks on Thursday with the second-largest opposition party, with time running out to elect a new prime minister. The country was thrown into political limbo last week after the Komeito party, the LDP's junior partner, left the ruling coalition after 26 years. The LDP's new leader Sanae Takaichi met her counterpart from the Japan Innovation Party (JIP) on Thursday in a bid t......

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